National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
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The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to 300aa-34) was signed into law by United States President
Background
In the 1970s and 1980s, a controversy erupted related to the question of whether the whole-cell
NCVIA provisions
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
The NCVIA also mandates that all health care providers must report certain
The NCVIA also established a committee from the
National Vaccine Program Office
As a result of the NCVIA, the National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) was established within the DHHS. The NVPO is responsible for coordinating immunization-related activities between all DHHS agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).[citation needed]
Vaccine Information Statements
The NCVIA requires that all health care providers who administer vaccines against
References
- ^ a b "Reagan Signs Bill On Drug Exports And Payment For Vaccine Injuries". The New York Times. November 15, 1986. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ US Legal, Inc. "National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act [NCVIA] Law and Legal Definition". Definitions.uslegal.com. USLegal, Inc. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ Hall, Harriet (2018). "Diving into the VAERS Dumpster: Fake News about Vaccine Injuries". Skeptical Inquirer. 42 (6): 28–31.
- ^ a b Huber, Peter (July 8, 1991). "Junk Science in the Courtroom". Forbes. p. 68.
- ^ Cherry, James D. (March 2007). "Historical Perspective on Pertussis and Use of Vaccines to Prevent It: 100 years of pertussis (the cough of 100 days)". Microbe Magazine. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011.
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- ^ a b "Shortage Of Whooping Cough Vaccine Is Seen". The New York Times. December 14, 1984. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
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- HRSA.gov – 'Vaccine Injury Table', United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
- HRSA.gov – 'Commonly Asked Questions About The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program', DHHS (last updated December 18, 2002)
External links
- CDC.gov – 'Overview of Vaccine Safety', National Immunization Program
- LSU.edu – 'Vaccine Law: National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act', Louisiana State University
- VaccineSafety.edu – 'Institute for Vaccine Safety', Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health